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It’s a bleak, cold weekday afternoon in Hanley, one of the six towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent in the Midlands.

A pedaling policeman on a mission to catch shoplifters has made more than 250 arrests in the last year alone.

More than a million people in the UK now have second jobs as rising costs, insecure work, and industry changes push workers into a growing gig economy.

UK net migration has fallen to its lowest level since 2021, with figures comparable to pre-Covid levels, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.

The levels of UK unemployment rose to 5% in three months to February, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal.

British households saved less during the July-to-September period of this year as they felt the impact of higher taxes but continued to increase their spending, according to official data that confirmed a slowdown in the broader economy.

Employers have reduced annual pay raises and scaled back hiring in recent months as the economic slowdown has impacted the job market.

Job vacancies fell to the lowest level in nearly four years, according to official figures, suggesting demand for workers is weakening as employment costs grow.

Experts call for consumption rooms and wider testing of substances, as number of people dying hits new high

Rachel Reeves says there is more to do in supporting people into employment and she will take action in budget

Annual rate in July climbs back above Bank of England target of 2%, ONS figures show

Total of 443,995 offences in year to March 2024 up 30% on previous 12 months, says Office for National Statistics

The economy grew by more than initially estimated in the first three months of 2024 as the UK emerged from recession, revised official figures show.

The final set of employment figures before polling day show wages continuing to grow at way more than double the rate of inflation, which is a double-edged sword for Rishi Sunak’s government.

UK wage growth remained strong even as the UK unemployment rate rose to its highest for almost a year.

Shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales have risen to the highest level in 20 years.

Predictions for when Bank of England will start lowering cost of borrowing pushed back

The number of people signed off work through long-term sickness has hit a record of more than 2.8million, figures show.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will meet during the week to see if the economy is showing signs that it's time to start cutting rates

A trip to tourist attractions such as Madame Tussauds, the Tower of London, Kew Gardens, London Zoo and Westminster Abbey have all become a lot more expensive in real terms in the past 50 years

Around 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action.

The latest Sage small business tracker, compiled with the Centre for Economics and Business Research, found that while earnings growth is easing back more widely across the UK, total wage bills are continuing to rise for small firms at a rapid pace

The Office for National Statistics said that the economy grew by 0.2% in January after shrinking 0.1% in December